NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration's net neutrality protections.

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What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules

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On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Order, which had attempted to reclassify broadband access as a regulated “telecommunications service” and adopted net neutrality regulations.  As we previously covered here, a different panel of the Sixth Circuit had previously stayed that Order pending outcome of the litigation against it.   The decision means th…

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Sixth Circuit Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to reinstate net neutrality rules A federal appeals court ruling last week overturned an April 2024 Federal Communications Commission vote to restore certain net neutrality rules that would reclassify broadband providers as common carriers subject to […]

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Net neutrality dealt a final blow in court

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down net neutrality rules recently reinstated by the FCC. The action marks a significant setback for Democrats’ telecom policy. The court ruled that broadband internet providers are “information services,” not “telecommunications services,” as the agency had reclassified them, noted Inside Radio. The ruling aligns with a Supreme Court decision limiting federal court deference to expert agencies like the …

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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Rules - Inside Towers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit struck down the FCC’s net neutrality ruling that was passed earlier in 2024. The Court ruled on an appeal filed by a group of major industry trade associations that are against broadband regulation. The FCC’s effort to classify broadband has always been described in the press as  net neutrality, but that is only a small part of what was included in 434 page FCC order that just got killed. The primary…

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Courts Kill Net Neutrality

Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed the ruling of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see [Ref:2501020047]) vacating the FCC's April net neutrality order. In a statement released Thursday, the lawmakers said, "Without net neutrality, consumers...

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More Barbs Aimed at 6th Circuit Net Neutrality Ruling

A US appeals court has blocked the Biden administration’s effort to restore net neutrality rules. This decision is a setback for advocates of a free and open internet. The court referenced the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Loper Bright case.  
My statement with Senator Wyden on Sixth Circuit ruling on FCC’s authority to issue net neutrality rules. pic.twitter.com/i7rVYCSypI — Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) January 3, 2025  This case has been infl…

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Federal court blocks Biden net neutrality effort

On 2 January, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules, which sought to regulate broadband internet service providers (ISPs) as utilities. Originally adopted in 2015 during the Obama administration, these rules classified ISPs as Title II common carriers under the Telecommunications Act with the stated purpose of preventing them from selectively blocking, degradi…

What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules

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